According to a new report by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 14% more Americans became involved in starting or running a new business in 2014. 24 million Americans were reportedly engaged in startup business activity, with another 14 million running established businesses.

Charlie Rose recently interviewed Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical, who spoke about the progress being made to boost manufacturing in the U.S. Check out the full interview here.

Andrew Liveris served as Co-Chair of President Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership steering committee and is the author of Make it in America, a book about the case for revolutionizing the U.S. economy by revitalizing American manufacturing.

Make it in Washington representatives will participate in the Manufacturing Training Forum at Wenatchee Valley College, a regional manufacturing outreach event for manufacturers including information on opportunities at the College and the Job Skills Program. Hope to see you there!

Patric Sazama of Impact Washington will speak about funded education and business consulting opportunities available through Make it in Washington. Come learn how Make it in Washington can increase your profitability!

Innovate Washington Foundation/Ignite Northwest CEO, Bill Savitz, is presenting at Life Science Innovation Northwest 2015 on June 30th and July 1st at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Learn more at http://www.washbio.org/?page=LSINW_15